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Georgia State Receives A $300,000 Grant To Boost Technology Education

ATLANTA—Georgia State University has received a $300,000 Digital Economy Initiative grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation in collaboration with Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility to encourage students, particularly students from backgrounds underrepresented in the technology industry, to pursue technology studies.

Carnegie Corporation Gives Becker $500,000 Leadership Award

NEW YORK—Georgia State University President Mark P. Becker is among seven university presidents named by the Carnegie Corporation of New York as recipients of its Academic Leadership Award, which provides $500,000 in support for each winner’s academic initiatives.

Georgia State Welcomes Largest Freshman Class, Breaking Records

ATLANTA – Georgia State University is welcoming a record number of incoming freshmen, representing the largest number of first-year students in the university’s history, and setting records in academic quality and diversity.

ATLANTA—Georgia State’s Institute for Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) has welcomed its first class of nine Ph.D. students enrolled in an innovative and interdisciplinary program meant to cultivate the next generation of leaders in the biomedical sector.

Neuroscience Researcher Gets $1 Million To Study Visual Pathways Across Species

Dr. Sarah Pallas, a professor in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University, has received a four-year, $1 million federal grant to study how visual brain pathways develop in different species.

In The Shadow Of The Moon: Eclipse Festival Draws 10,000 People

To put themselves in the path of the total eclipse of the sun, 10,000 people inched along two-lane roads leading to the picturesque campus of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, the site of the OutASight Eclipse Festival co-hosted by the Georgia State University Astronomy Department and the Rabun Gap Tourism Development Authority.

Georgia State Ranks Among The Most Diverse Institutions In The Country

Georgia State is proud to be one of the most diverse institutions in the United States. Our community gains a better understanding of the world by valuing perspectives from all cultures. No matter where you’re from, you’re home at Georgia State.